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Brainy bacteria could revolutionise healthcarehttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/may/17/bacterial-computing-synthetic-biology
New research could lead to cells learning how to do things by themselves – including body repair<p>&quot;When I started thinking about how to do this project, I got colleagues from six universities in Europe to meet up in Manchester and said, 'I want to build a bacterial brain in a dish'.</p><p>&quot;Everyone went very quiet, thinking, 'We've come all the way to Manchester and now it turns out this guy's insane'.&quot;</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/may/17/bacterial-computing-synthetic-biology">Continue reading...</a>ResearchHigher educationManchester Metropolitan UniversityEducationBiologyMathematicsComputingScienceTechnologyMon, 17 May 2010 19:00:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/may/17/bacterial-computing-synthetic-biologyChristopher Thomond/GuardianMartyn Amos: 'I want to build a bacterial brain in a dish'. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the GuardianChristopher Thomond/GuardianMartyn Amos: 'I want to build a bacterial brain in a dish'. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the GuardianLouise Tickle2010-05-17T19:00:02ZResearch noses aheadhttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/apr/06/biometric-research-face-recognition
Your nose could be the key to confirming your identity, if new research proves successful<p>After iris checks and fingerprints, and the new &quot;naked&quot; scanners at airports, you might think security detectors couldn't target another part of the body. But scientists from the University of Bath reckon the best way to check that people are who they claim to be could be staring us in the face. The nose, their research suggests, may be an ideal way for security experts to confirm people's identities.</p><p>&quot;Noses have been largely neglected as a biometric feature,&quot; says Dr Adrian Evans, a lecturer in information systems at Bath who carried out the research with one of his students, Adrian Moorhouse. Evans points out that, unlike ears and irises, noses are hard to hide without drawing attention to yourself, and don't vary much with different facial expression. That was the inspiration for his research project, but the first step in testing it out was to track down a group of 40 volunteers.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/apr/06/biometric-research-face-recognition">Continue reading...</a>Higher educationBiometricsEducationTechnologyScienceMathematicsMon, 05 Apr 2010 23:05:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/apr/06/biometric-research-face-recognitionNic Delves-BroughtonIs it possible to recognise people over and over again just by their nose? Photograph: Nic Delves-BroughtonNic Delves-BroughtonIs it possible to recognise people over and over again just by their nose? Photograph: Nic Delves-BroughtonLucy Tobin2010-04-05T23:05:02Z